Sams drained a 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer to give UNF a 48-27 lead after UNA shot just 38 percent from the field. The Ospreys made 20 of 32 shots, including 7 of 14 3-pointers in the first half.

Christian Agnew scored 20 points for North Alabama (3-13), which lost its sixth straight. Freshman Jamari Blackmon added 15. The Lions are making their debut in Division I and in the ASUN this season.